Christy Ring - Demonstrating the Skills of Hurling

GAA hurling legend Christy Ring demonstrates the skills of hurling. The video film was shot during the winter of 1961-62 at the UUC Gaelic pitch in Mardyke, Cork.
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[@Bardenjohndave]

No doubt about it. One of the all times greats. Skill wise I believe he's the best we've seen. Greatest hurler of all time - very hard to compare past players with the modern day players as the game has evolved so much since Rings time. Nevertheless thanks for posting this video. Love it!!!

[@sodaking6858]

I don't care what anyone says Christy Ring was the greatest Hurler of all time sure shefflin won more medals but do remember he had a team of mostly great hurlers to so he had a lot of help getting there but with Christy he often had to do it himself he carried Cork to many victory's and saved them from the jaws of certain defeat he did all this back in the day when the back door system didn't exist and training was far less good his hurling career spanned an amazing 4 Decades he was an icon of Hurling and he inspired a generation of hurlers even Sheflin would have admired him growing up it is an absolute tragedy he died in 1979 aged only 58 years old never drank or smoked in his life and was in good health just one day out for a walk he just died out of nowhere 1920-1979

[@mikeryan7213]

You are spor on. John Doyle, that teak yough tipp great, ring adversary, said it best. He said " Ring won 8 all Irelands for cork, tipperary won 8 all irelands for me". That summed up how pivotal ring was to cork.

[@mairesavage6815]

Great Player one of the greatest. ..his all ireland records lasted almost 5 decades..Surpassed By Henry Shefflin👑..but Christy all ways said The best are yet to Come...👏.That Kilkenny Era from 2000 to 2015 was the great ever seen in the History of inter County hurling....@paddy Sullivan Cork

[@TopTenofeverything1]

He had lovely stick work with a bas half the size of the modern hurl, you just have to look at the strike on the line all and the twenty one, yes the skills of the likes of TJ and Richie and Joe today are on a different level but they have had the benefit of seeing all the tricks that the other greats have done in the past and they have developed them even further.

[@tommygunn1622]

Morgan Dalton wipe your chin

[@reginawalsh3772]

What a man one of the great cork legends in irish sport...If he could give our 2013 hurlers a lesson or do that would give us an edge :)

[@TheREGGAEMAN7]

He is the Jesus of hurling.If we could see him in full flow,it would be epic.

[@raymondwalsh7520]

He wouldn't last 5 minutes in todays game at the pace and technical skills its played at today.

[@RaniaIsAwesome]

​@@raymondwalsh7520 Ah come on. All field games have gotten faster just due to fitness and how it was recognized the advantage that gives. He probably wouldn't be slumming around at intercounty level at 40+ years old in modern hurling no, but his technical skills were unparalleled and he would be by far the best hurler during his prime ages. Whatever put it into your head to say rubbish like that.

[@Flow_Like_Water_5]

I hope to be as good as him someday, hes an absolute legend

[@theoByrne]

Absolute legend

[@williefinn4932]

hurling is all in the hand now...possession is everything. You can`t compare sport of the past with modern age....nobody from the past could beat Usain Bolt, Serena Williams or Tiger Woods, at his best. Christy was the best of his day, attracting phenomenal crowds just to see him...even in this film, when he was well past his peak, his skill level and technique was incredible...and no helmet!

[@sir243_simr]

if Christy was around today, and he worked on fitness and conditioning of modern standards, he would still be the best. Skill dosent grow on trees you know

[@pinkitypink6246]

But hurleys do! The new style sticks can be like laying with a sheet of paper. A great hurl is a work of art also. This is beautiful to watch the turn of his body like ballerina.

[@randyring1251]

Christy was in tremendous shape he worked hard more than you ever know,was his life for sure,he had it all,the greatest ever

[@TheREGGAEMAN7]

Great to hear

[@raymondwalsh7520]

You'd recongnise the mardyke straight away

[@peterdonovan]

Great video...ring was the best so natrual and u wouldn't think it to look at him. Where is it from do you know

[@user-jq1ie7iy6s]

I think it’s from a dvd of some sort I remember watching it at school a few years back

[@bluntswords]

Amazing Skill

[@josephstewart516]

Any mention of the 'belt he gave to 'Mickey burke's in all-Ireland final!

[@mikeryan7213]

Theres always one begrudging asshole .christy took plenty stick in his day, much from tipperary, yet he had the highest regard for them

[@stoneyquarter991]

The shape of the Hurley has changed a good bit.,Its much shorter and the boss is much broader now

[@FHughes2008]

what! he's like one of the best hurling players of all time

[@maureenmccarthy4204]

FHughes2008 he was the best

[@stephenarmstrong2987]

Class

[@flamo360]

Ring is a great hurler

[@paullinnane8135]

Mickey burke from galway hurled christy ring out of it in 1953,then ring got cross and pulled down the head on him, burke had to have a operation steel plate in his head, the galway team saw ring in the hotel later on, they hit a box on him and knocked ring down the stairs with the belt

[@chilled91]

Just to ask does anyone find that they hold the hurl differently from other people? i am right handed but i put my left hand to the bottem but this in turn makes it difficult to strike with my left unfortunately. I dont know why i do this but its just what felt natural in the beginning. Anyone shine any light on this?

[@laurencallanan5931]

Some man

[@cullly28]

da overhead striking steals the show 4 me ders not much of it done today ...mayb dats the secret!!!!!!!

[@PlushyPlay1]

G.O.A.T

[@risteardderoiste3572]

He had all of the skills

[@Munster0099]

@chilled91 It's whatever way u feel most comfortable with, I am right handed and use my right hand on the hurl but other players on my memo rangers team do it the opposite so it doesn't really matter asking as ur comfortable the way u swing

[@ollycrom2000]

Does anyone know who the players in the goal are?

[@athbhriainabu11]

No probs man.

[@14Cimon]

My great uncles are Mick Cashman, Tom Cashman, Jim Cashman

[@sir243_simr]

like its 1962 footage, its bound to be blurry, give the man some credit

[@Gallery1111]

Quality

[@SPAREPARTSCENTRE]

I agree with you - but the problem is the difference between passion and love of tthe sport against the kudos that comes from coaches and parents - some kid want it and love it - some kids just play - hurling is a vocation - it's not an easy skill like fiddle you must practice every day = buut videos like this will inspire a champion of the future - you can't want to be a champion and try to be one - a champion is an award placed upon you in recognition of the work you have put in

[@pinkitypink6246]

Totally agree that it is a vocation. It's also like a martial art. There is so much to perfect and understand. The science and balance of the stick a very important part. The new style sticks have it all wrong. The bás is not thick enough. They ate almost like paper hurls. The handling of hurley and sliotars has to be an obsession and addiction. This is pure beauty, advanced skill and technique that can only truly come after many hours of getting to know field ball and hurl intimately.

[@Gamefreak083]

some of the stuff in this u never see in hurling today

[@LimerickWarrior1]

I love that , a crosswind??? the trees and branches arent even moving lol

[@TrueBlueEG8]

I must agree, while it is still a very skilled sport and better to watch the just about any thing else in sport, the ground hurling skills are almost obsolete, and there is an awful lot of carrying goes on, still love the game though.

[@Munster0099]

@Forthereckoning How can he turn in his grave if hes not a

[@Flow_Like_Water_5]

Right time to switch every time he says right with left and left with right cos im left handed

[@sleepwalker8600]

Now we see it in slow motion……… they then pause the video a few times lol

[@Munster0099]

Opppps alive

[@TheREGGAEMAN7]

Is there any other players that have this?They should make one about King Henry

[@sodaking6858]

King Of Kilkenny Hurling yea

[@jexplink]

Físeán den scoth. Maith an fear Christy, agus maith an fear David Marcus.

[@tigerarmyrule]

Maybe but it woud equally be interesting to see the modern gym made player up against him with his taining regime....he migh make a show of them.

[@Philly_Jump_Over_The_Fence]

Christy never used a Tanning Machine in the run up to a big match. No sprays either.

[@mickmcknight162]

The secrets of hurling, never heard them till now...:/....bad coaching maybe?

[@johnhackett7155]

Coaching has destroyed hurling.

[@tigerarmyrule]

The sport has changed. Foir one thing refereeing is so radically different that it has fundamentally changed the engagement between defence and attack. Ground hurling has disappeared as well now that refs allow runners run unharried.. You say the modern player would smoke the past. The only difference is fitness. that could be dealt with in any gym. One judges based on ananysis by contempories.

[@elvisbrando6523]

Indeed, ground hurling was one of the great skills of the game and is unheard of now in the modern era, great shame.

[@tigerarmyrule]

But what you forget Aragorn is that if he were playing today he would be training as they do today. A player in any sport can only be judged against contemporaries. Literally every player he played with or against over 25 years regarded him as the greatest. Of course fitness levels have changed but anyone can produce gym rats charging round a pitch. Seldom do we see a player universally acknowledged as the best by all his peers. Ring is one such player.

[@ninjasmurphs98]

I NO HIS GOD SON

[@josephstewart516]

1953 all ireland that ring,hit mickey burke off the ball!

[@mikeryan7213]

Begrudging asshole, what has that got to do with this video. Ring took plenty stick himself, never complained, much from tipperary, but he still had the highest regard for them

[@josephstewart516]

I deal in facts,not personal insults,he was a fantastic and noble hurler, but he did strike a galway man Mickey burke in 1953 all ireland final,

[@mikeryan7213]

@@josephstewart516 he did, but your contribution had all the appearance of trying to sully his reputation. This was a video of ring showing the skills of the game

[@ARAGORN41]

Henry Shefflin. Anyway pointless comparing them, the players of the era would smoke those of days gone by, hence they are better players of the sport which hasn't changed.

[@mikeryan7213]

Rubbish. If the greats of the past had the benefit of modern fitness training and conditioning, facilities etc, they would more than hold their own against the best current players

[@elvisbrando6523]

@@mikeryan7213- Indeed, and much of it is about psychology and the level at which the players back then imagined it was the peak of the skill- they would have improved as the conditions and training techniques did, as, I believe, they were tougher men from tougher times. Just look at the strength in Ringy's arms, it wasn't from any damn gym and protein shakes!

[@Manasses1961]

My old girlfriend had a crusty ring.

[@MrFunkehMonkeh]

Not a bother to him I'd say, all he needs is a couple of yards to display his unique skill.

[@GarethKeenan101]

Would be no contest...

[@Apaganplace]

you having a laugh ????

[@Forthereckoning]

Pity hurling has gone to shite.I'd say Christy would turn in his grave if he saw the horrific passing game that his own county brought into existence back in 2004.I'm delighted to see Cork gone back to more direct hurling this year even though I'm from Tipp myself.The passing game is just terrible to watch, any ape can hurl that sort of game.

[@sodaking6858]

Forthereckoning first he would say what new game is this? Wait this is Hurling very funny what is this new weird game called are you serious this is hurling absolute diacrace

[@elvisbrando6523]

Indeed, and the complete extinction of the great ground hurling.

[@darraghmoore3468]

Christy Ring wouldn't made cork juniors team today the way hurling going now old hurling my ass

[@mikeryan7213]

You're taking the piss. Do you seriously think with the benefit of modern training and conditioning and adapting his style to today's game that he wouldn't be a great hurler ? His skills, strength, speed and passion would shine through in any era

[@pd19852011]

How many times have you seen him play?.Ring was undoubtedly a superbly gifted hurler but i just cant stand this mentality of "Nobody will ever be as good as Ring".Its easy to say that when so little footage of him playing actually exists!.& normally this word of mouth tripe gets ridiculously exaggerated.DJ Carey, Henry Shefflin, Tommy Walsh,JJ Delaney, Nicky English, Ciaran Carey, Paul Flynn, Ben O'Connor,B Whelehan would be all up there in my view.Modern era is by far and away more skillfull.

[@sodaking6858]

pd19852011 oh yea like the backdoor is totally skilful and all this scrum like clashes in the pitch

[@mikeryan7213]

It's like comparing apples and oranges. If you could transplant the greats from the past and give them the benefit of modern training fitness and conditioning then of course they would still be great in the modern game. Skill, courage and will to win will prevail in any era. There have been great players in the last 20 years, wouldn't agree with many on your list,.ring himself said, let no one say the great players all belong to the past, they are with us now and yet to come.

[@michaelcasey2009]

is this a joke? who is this aul lad?

[@mikeryan7213]

That's sacrilege lad

[@PeterPan-wb3ow]

If you were good back then, there was a good chance you'd be known as a Great without putting in much effort, especially if you were from Cork, Tipp, or Kilkenny. But if you are a good player now you have to be twice as good as Ring or Mackey in order to be regarded as a Great.. still regard DJ Carey as the Greatest..

[@endaodriscoll1123]

Jimmy Smith of Clare, Nicky Rackard of Wexford, Mick Mackey of Limerick all highly regarded hustlers of that era from less successful counties.

[@mikeryan7213]

D J Carey? You're having a laugh. The man who was held scoreless in countless all Ireland finals. Yea he had speed and skill, but didnt deliver when it mattered most. Ring drew tens of thousands to matches in those days. Those people weren't fools. Ring himself said, let no one say the best hurlers belong to the past, they are with us now and yet to come. Shefflin was a great hurler, far superior to Carey. But with the benefit of modern training and conditioning some of the greats from the past would still be greats if playing today

[@johnhackett7155]

Carey had only half Rings skill.

[@ARAGORN41]

Ring's training regimen was nothing on the modern day player. The pace of the game has almost doubled, along with the skill level. He wouldn't make it onto the Junior Cork team in this era.

[@sodaking6858]

Sean Kelly yes he would if he started in the training the modern he would have easily adapted he was a strong player and the skills he had are very much missed today

[@mikeryan7213]

Rubbish. He was the best of that era, with the benefit of today's training and conditioning he would be at the top of modern day too

[@johnhackett7155]

What beautiful stick work, the modern hurlers haven't half his skill.